Environmental Consultant

The Environmental Consultant will work alongside the Executive Directors, principal and senior environmental scientists and urban planners, in statutory planning and environmental assessments across a broad range of industrial, waste, extractive industries, infrastructure, residential and commercial projects.

About the Position

As part of our talented team, this position will offer you the unique opportunity to join a consultancy where the focus is challenging the norm, building relationships, to never stop learning and above all, making consulting fun and not all about timesheets and utilisation.  

This is a permanent full-time and remote working position.

Specifically, you will be:

• Supporting Element’s project managers in the delivery of major planning approvals/environmental impact assessments and preparing large proposals. 
• Managing the delivery of smaller planning approvals/environmental impact assessments from inception to completion in accordance with approved programs and budgets. 
• Managing the preparation of proposals for smaller opportunities. 
• Authoring environmental assessments, environmental management plans and other related environmental reports. 
• Managing recruitment of sub-consultants, including definition of scope of works, contract preparation and execution. 
• Liaison with clients, government and other industry professionals. 
• Responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of Element’s quality management system. 
• Responsible for personal safety and safe working practices. Understand and follow Element’s occupational health and safety procedures. 
• Assisting where necessary across Element’s business lines. 

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:

• Degree qualified in environment sciences or environmental planning is essential and/or relevant equivalent experience. 
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in environmental impact assessments in NSW. 
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience across one or all, of the following market sectors – transport/infrastructure, waste and industrial, extractive industries/mining.  
• Minimum of 3 years appropriate level of technical knowledge across all relevant planning and environmental aspects necessary to deliver projects. 
• Exceptional verbal and written ability, able to succinctly present technical information in plain English. 
• Proficient in Office 365 including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and SharePoint and proficient in Adobe Acrobat Pro. 
• Proficient in Accelo or equivalent program management software. 

What's in it for you

• Competitive salary and 11% superannuation. 
• An additional week’s annual leave to the national standard.  
• Truly flexible working model. Element have been leaders in this since our inception in 2013. 
• Direct daily access to our Executive and Senior Leaders, from industry leading professionals, providing support and advice when you need it. 
• Access to mentoring and continuous learning opportunities and grow and develop. 
• A truly collaborative and supportive team to work with. 
• Incredible diversity of work and diversity of clients.  
• Opportunity to grow a business during an exciting scaling up period. 
• Technical equipment and work mobile phone provided.